Wednesday, December 9, 2009

Palliative Care Volunteers Monthly Review Meeting

Monthly Review Meeting of Palliative Care Volunteers and well wishers of DNipCare will be held on 12th December 2009 (Second Saturday) at 4.00 PM in Delhi Malayali Association (DMA)’s Cultural Centre, Institutional Area, Sector 4, RK Puram, New Delhi.

We are well aware that the venue is little away from central locality, not connected by Delhi Metro and hence a little inconvenient to reach.

But dears, after all this is a Palliative Care work and it is expected that we shall be able to bear with our personal inconveniences and will try to attend the meeting in the interest of every ailing patient, who has a right of this care from You, me and the society we live in.

DELHITES' NATIONAL INITIATIVE IN PALLIATIVE CARE (DNipCare)

The mission under DNipCare aims at development of sustainable cost effective system of Palliative Care with active community participation for patients suffering from long term, bed-ridden, incurable, life limiting illnesses. Our strategy is to encourage local people to address the social needs of patients and their families, train the community volunteers to offer emotional support, facilitate the development of locally sustainable home care programs and to establish a network of committed volunteers, nurses and doctors with expertise in palliative care to support such initiatives.
With the active support of our esteemed volunteers and well wishers, presently we are able to provide even monthly food ration support to the identified poorest of the poor patients in addition to the psycho-social and medical home care. Rehabilitation of the patients and their hapless families, wherever required, sensitization of the masses through locally available socio-cultural organizations on the efficacy of Palliative Care are our main plank.